Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 463 · 40 questions

Communication tip (Find the block, fix the block): Physical barrier: a loud drill outside, a crackly phone line, honking traffic, a weak network, talking across a field. Fix: move closer or to a quieter place, call back later. Language barrier: hard technical words, an unknown language, too much slang, short forms like “IDK”. Fix: simple words, ask what a word means. Emotional barrier: being very angry, feeling too shy to talk, being upset after a fight, fear of being laughed at. Fix: calm down first, talk privately. Distractions (a phone mid-talk) also block messages — put them away.

1. 1.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
2. 2.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) a weak network (c) her feelings (d) hard words
3. 3.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) fear of being laughed at (d) upset after a fight
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) feeling very nervous (c) a loud drill outside (d) not trusting the speaker
6. 6.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) calm down first (c) send long texts (d) argue louder
7. 7.True or false: “local words they lack” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a weak network (c) a closed door (d) a distraction
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a loud drill outside (c) a crackly phone line (d) short forms like “IDK”
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) being very angry (d) fear of being laughed at
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
13. 13.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) upset after a fight (c) a crackly phone line (d) local words they lack
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a weak network (c) local words they lack (d) feeling too shy to talk
17. 17.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) a quiet word after class (c) shouting in class (d) asking a stranger
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) a crackly phone line (c) honking traffic (d) being very angry
20. 20.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) honking traffic (c) hard technical words (d) talking across a field
22. 22.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) feeling very nervous (c) hard technical words (d) an unknown language
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) being very angry (c) not trusting the speaker (d) fear of being laughed at
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a closed door between (c) talking across a field (d) big words for a toddler
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) being very angry (c) fear of being laughed at (d) an unknown language
28. 28.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) being very angry (c) hard technical words (d) upset after a fight
30. 30.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) give up talking (c) cover your ears (d) move to a quiet place
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
33. 33.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) hard technical words (c) honking traffic (d) being very angry
35. 35.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a loud drill outside (c) fear of being laughed at (d) feeling very nervous
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) local words they lack (d) too much slang
39. 39.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) talk very fast (c) use simple words (d) use hard words
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier

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